NVIDIA NIM

NVIDIA NIM Models API

OpenAI-compatible model catalog endpoint (/v1/models) returning the list of models served by the NIM endpoint or container. Each entry includes id, owned_by, and created timestamp. Used by clients to discover the model name strings to pass to chat-completions / completions / embeddings.

NVIDIA NIM Models API is one of 10 APIs that NVIDIA NIM publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include AI, Artificial Intelligence, Models, Catalog, and OpenAI Compatible. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, and 1 Naftiko capability spec.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/large-language-models/latest/api-reference.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvidia-nim/refs/heads/main/openapi/nvidia-nim-models-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nvidia-nim/refs/heads/main/capabilities/models-models.yaml

OpenAPI Specification

nvidia-nim-models-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: NVIDIA NIM Models API
  description: >
    OpenAI-compatible model catalog endpoint. Returns the list of models served
    by the NIM endpoint or self-hosted container — useful for discovering the
    exact `model` strings to pass to chat completions, completions, or
    embeddings.
  version: '2026-05-25'
  contact:
    name: NVIDIA Developer Support
    url: https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/c/ai-data-science/nemo-llm-service/
  license:
    name: NVIDIA AI Enterprise License
    url: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/ai-enterprise/
servers:
  - url: https://integrate.api.nvidia.com
    description: NVIDIA-hosted NIM endpoint
  - url: http://localhost:8000
    description: Self-hosted NIM container default
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Models
    description: Model discovery operations
paths:
  /v1/models:
    get:
      summary: List Available Models
      description: Return the list of models exposed by this NIM endpoint or container.
      operationId: listModels
      tags:
        - Models
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Model list.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelList'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
  /v1/models/{model_id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve A Model
      description: Return metadata for a single model id.
      operationId: getModel
      tags:
        - Models
      parameters:
        - name: model_id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Model object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Model'
        '404':
          description: Model not found.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: nvapi-...
  schemas:
    ModelList:
      type: object
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          example: list
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Model'
    Model:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct
        object:
          type: string
          example: model
        created:
          type: integer
        owned_by:
          type: string
          example: meta
        root:
          type: string
        permission:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object